How did the Greeks and Romans construct a map of the world they lived in? How did people in antiquity imagine the world, or their own neighbourhood? When they travelled, what sort of mental map did they use? This course will range from the practicalities and purposes of travel in the ancient world to the intellectual frameworks of geographers. How did travellers communicate their knowledge of the world to each other and to the audience of armchair travellers? And how did the knowledge gained by travellers inform the work of geographers? Students will read a range of ancient sources in translation, including Herodotos, Strabo, Pausanias and Ptolemy, as well as less well-known writers, and be invited to plan their own travels in the ancient world.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
- Become familiar with an important body of written and material evidence for the history of classical Greece and Rome.
- Come to better understand the development of geographical ideas and knowledge in antiquity; and gain insights into the practicalities and social attitudes governing travel and mobility in the ancient world.
- Become skilled in handling difficult, tendentious, and fragmentary evidence, and develop skills in close reading and analysis.
- Gain skill in working in groups and presenting material, ideas and arguments orally.
- Gain skill in analytical, argumentative and descriptive writing.
Indicative Assessment
Tutorial participation (10%) [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
In-class exercises (10%) [LO 1, 2, 4]
Group presentation and written notes (2 pp) (10%) [LO 1, 2, 3, 4]
Essay (3,000 words) (30%) [LO 1, 2, 3, 5]
One three-hour final exam in the examination period (40%) [LO 1, 2, 3, 5]
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Workload
The course consists of one 1–hour lecture, one 2–hour tutorial, and seven hours of associated study time per week.
Preliminary Reading
S.B. Pomeroy, S.M. Burstein, W. Donlan and J.T. Roberts, Ancient Greece: a political, social, and cultural history (3rd ed.: New York, Oxford University Press, 2011)
Assumed Knowledge
No assumed knowledge
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1164 | |
| 2014 | $2478 | |
| 2013 | $2472 | |
| 2012 | $2472 | |
| 2011 | $2424 | |
| 2010 | $2358 | |
| 2009 | $2286 | |
| 2008 | $2286 | |
| 2007 | $2286 | |
| 2006 | $2286 | |
| 2005 | $2286 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2574 |
| 2014 | $3762 |
| 2013 | $3756 |
| 2012 | $3756 |
| 2011 | $3756 |
| 2010 | $3750 |
| 2009 | $3618 |
| 2008 | $3618 |
| 2007 | $3132 |
| 2006 | $3132 |
| 2005 | $3132 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
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